From: Mike Hunter on
Now the question must be asked, can they SELL all those Toyotas now that its
perception off superior quality has been shown to be just that, a perception
not a reality?


"Jim_Higgins" <gordian238(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Perhaps Toyota, unlike GM, actually learned from their "GM" experience?
>
> Toyota production climbs despite recalls
> http://edition.cnn.com/2010/BUSINESS/04/26/Toyota.sales.up/index.html?hpt=T2
>
> Tokyo, Japan (CNN) -- Despite the recall of some 10 million vehicles in
> recent months, production by Toyota Motor Corporation soared more than 80
> percent in March compared to year-ago levels, the company reported Monday.
>
> Toyota and its subsidiaries -- Daihatsu and Hino -- produced 860,534
> vehicles in March for an 82.2 percent gain. Toyota made up the lion's
> share of the production numbers, rolling out 773,297 cars, trucks and
> SUVs -- up 96.7 percent from March 2009.
>
> Toyota cars and trucks have been the subject of at least three separate
> major recalls in the past year. One was for the "sticky pedal" situation
> in which gas pedals, as they age, begin to stick in a partially depressed
> position. Another was for gas pedals that can stick on some floor mats and
> a third was for braking problems on Toyota Prius hybrid cars.
>
> In the latest recall, Toyota said in mid-April that it will recall about
> 600,000 Sienna minivans to address potential corrosion on spare tire
> cables.
>
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From: ron on
it's a bit soon for me to buy my next Toyota - we have an 08 Highlander
Limited and an 09 RAV4 Limited so will probably wait a couple of years to
buy my next Toyota

From: Uncle_vito on
I have an 07 Highlander limited.

I honestly do not think there is a sudden acceleration problem. Hysteria
on the part of the press and the public have caused this.

Vito


"ron" <randus3(a)teranews.com> wrote in message
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> it's a bit soon for me to buy my next Toyota - we have an 08 Highlander
> Limited and an 09 RAV4 Limited so will probably wait a couple of years to
> buy my next Toyota
>